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    Statements:: Reported Speech

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    The document discusses the rules for changing direct speech into reported speech in English. It provides examples of how the tense of verbs changes in reported statements, questions, commands, requests, and suggestions. For statements, verbs shift to the past tense in reported speech. Yes/no questions are introduced with "asked if/whether" and wh- questions keep the same word order but with past tense verbs. Commands and requests are usually expressed using a verb of command/request plus an infinitive. Suggestions are introduced with expressions like "suggested" plus the -ing form of the verb.

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    The document discusses the rules for changing direct speech into reported speech in English. It provides examples of how the tense of verbs changes in reported statements, questions, commands, requests, and suggestions. For statements, verbs shift to the past tense in reported speech. Yes/no questions are introduced with "asked if/whether" and wh- questions keep the same word order but with past tense verbs. Commands and requests are usually expressed using a verb of command/request plus an infinitive. Suggestions are introduced with expressions like "suggested" plus the -ing form of the verb.

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    The document discusses the rules for changing direct speech into reported speech in English. It provides examples of how the tense of verbs changes in reported statements, questions, commands, requests, and suggestions. For statements, verbs shift to the past tense in reported speech. Yes/no questions are introduced with "asked if/whether" and wh- questions keep the same word order but with past tense verbs. Commands and requests are usually expressed using a verb of command/request plus an infinitive. Suggestions are introduced with expressions like "suggested" plus the -ing form of the verb.

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    The document discusses the rules for changing direct speech into reported speech in English. It provides examples of how the tense of verbs changes in reported statements, questions, commands, requests, and suggestions. For statements, verbs shift to the past tense in reported speech. Yes/no questions are introduced with "asked if/whether" and wh- questions keep the same word order but with past tense verbs. Commands and requests are usually expressed using a verb of command/request plus an infinitive. Suggestions are introduced with expressions like "suggested" plus the -ing form of the verb.

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    REPORTED SPEECH

    1. Statements:
    Verbs in the direct speech have to be changed into a corresponding past tense in the indirect speech.
    Some of the changes are shown in the following table:

    DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH


    Present simple Past simple
    Present continuous Past continuous
    Present perfect Past perfect
    Past simple Past perfect
    Will Would
    Can Could
    May Might
    Must Had to

    Examples:

    1. She said: “I go to school every day:” She said that she went to school every day.
    2. He said: “I’m waiting for Ann.” He said that he was waiting for Ann.
    3. Mary said: “I have found my keys.” Mary said that she had found her keys.
    4. He said: “Ann will be in Paris on Monday.” He said that Ann would be in Paris on Monday.

    Other changes:

    DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH


    I he/she
    me him/her
    my his/her
    mine his/hers
    we they
    us them
    our their
    ours theirs

    this/these that/those
    here there
    now then
    ago before
    today that day
    tonight that night
    tomorrow The next/following day
    yesterday the day before
    2. Questions:
    Yes/no questions:
    They are introduced by the verb ASK + IF or WHETHER.
    He asked: “Have they arrived?”
    He asked if (whether) they had arrived.

    Wh-questions:

    He asked: “What are they doing?”


    He asked what they were doing.

    3. Commands, requests
    Indirect commands, requests, are usually expressed by a verb of command/request/ + object + infinitive.

    a. Commands:

    He said: “Stand up, Tom!”  He told Tom to stand up.


    I said: “Don’t swim too far, boys.”  I told the boys not to swim too far.

    b. Requests:

    He said: “Write to me soon, please.”


    He asked me/him… to write to him soon.

    4. Suggestions
    Suggestions are introduced by expressions like:
    “Let’s...”
    “Why don’t we...?”

    “Let’s go to the cinema” Sara said


    Sara suggested going to the cinema
    Sara suggested that we go to the cinema

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